May 15, 2012
How do I appeal the denial of a CPRA request?
While traveling in California, I had property stolen out of my hotel room and I filed a police report. When…
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May 10, 2012
City says it can’t fulfill CPRA request for a month
I filed a CPRA request with the city for information on a story that I’m reporting on my blog. I…
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April 13, 2012
CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why
A petition for review to the CA Supreme Court is assigned to a legal staff who drafts a ”conference memorandum”…
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April 13, 2012
Trying to gain access to police records on musician’s unresolved cause of death
I have been trying to get information regarding the death of a musician-songwriter for a few years now. He died…
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April 13, 2012
Agency charging $2k for redacting electronic records
I received a cost breakdown from a California State Agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce…
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April 13, 2012
Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?
Our City Council sets the City Manager’s goals in open session. The goals are public. The evaluation of the City…
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March 30, 2012
Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”
In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my “series of emails were not…
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March 29, 2012
Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?
I have made a request for a report commissioned by the city to evaluate the police department. My request was…
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March 28, 2012
Agency’s proposed fees for producing electronic records–$2,000!
I received a cost breakdown from a California state agency, which proposes to charge me more than $2,000 to produce…
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March 27, 2012
Can I file a lawsuit anonymously in California?
I am trying to proceed (pro se) anonymously in a lawsuit that is going to take place in a foreign…